Settings
(web client) Settings
In the web client, click the Settings menu on the left to go to the Settings: Appliance page.
The following Settings are available. See each section for a description of the functions available.
Additional information is available for Networking and Time. For more information, see How do I modify the appliance configuration settings.
(desktop client) Settings
Using the desktop client, the Settings page in the Administrative Tools is where you configure Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to run backups, install updates, manage clusters, manage certificates, enable event notifications, enable external integration, define profile configuration settings, define user password rules, define discovery rules, and run troubleshooting tools.
You must have administrator permissions to access the Settings page and the administrator permissions you have determine what you can do.
Use the Search control at the top of the Settings page to locate a particular setting. For example, if you type password and press the Enter key, a list of all the password settings appears; select an entry from this list to display the selected settings page.
The following Settings are available. See each section for a description of the functions available.
Access Request settings
Use the Access Request settings to enable (or disable) access request and password management services and to define global reason codes that can be used when creating access request policies.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Access Request.
Table 106: Access Request settings
Enable or Disable Services (Access and management services)
Toggle on
Toggle off |
Where you enable or disable the following Safeguard for Privileged Passwords services:
- Session requests
- Password requests
- Check password management
- Change password management
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Reasons |
Where you configure access request reason codes, which can then be used when creating access request policies. |
Enable or Disable Services
One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to enable or disable access request and password management services. These settings control session and password release requests, manual account
password validation, and reset tasks, as well as the automatic profile check and change tasks in Partitions.
All services are enabled by default. The toggles appear blue with the switch to the right when a service is enabled, and gray with the switch to the left when a service is disabled.
These global settings are enabled by default. By default, these services are disabled for service accounts and for accounts and assets found as part of a discovery job.
Service accounts can be modified to adhere to these schedules and discovered accounts can be activated when managed.
It is the responsibility of the Appliance Administrator to manage the access request and password management services.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Access Request | Enable or Disable Services.
Table 107: Enable or Disable Services settings
Requests
Toggle on or Toggle off |
Session Requests Enabled |
Session requests are enabled by default, indicating that authorized users can make session access requests. There is a limit of 1,000 sessions on a single access request.
Click the Session Requests Enabled toggle to disable this service so sessions can not be requested.
NOTE: When Session Requests is disabled, no new session access requests can be initiated. Depending on the access request policies that control the target asset/account, you will see a message informing you that the Session Request feature is not available.
In addition, current session access requests cannot be launched. A message appears, informing you that Session Requests is not available. For example, you may see the following message: This feature is temporarily disabled. See your appliance administrator for details. |
Password Requests Enabled |
Password requests are enabled by default, indicating that authorized users can make password release requests
Click the Password Requests Enabled toggle to disable this service so passwords can not be requested.
NOTE: Disabling the password request service will place any open requests on hold until this service is reenabled. |
Password Management
Toggle on or Toggle off |
Check Password Management Enabled |
Check password management is enabled by default, indicating that Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically performs the password check task if the profile is scheduled, and allows you to manually check an account's password.
Click the Check Password Management Enabled toggle to disable the password validation service.
NOTE: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords enables automatic password management services by default. Typically, you would only disable them during an organization-wide maintenance window.
When disabling a password management service, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows all currently running tasks to complete; however, no new tasks will be allowed to start. |
Change Password Management Enabled |
Change password management is enabled by default, indicating that Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically performs the password change task if the profile is scheduled, and allows you to manually reset an account's password.
Click the Change Password Management Enabled toggle to disable the password reset service.
NOTE: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords enables automatic password management services by default. Typically, you would only disable them during an organization-wide maintenance window.
When disabling a password management service, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows all currently running tasks to complete; however, no new tasks will be allowed to start. |
Discovery
Toggle on or Toggle off |
Asset Discovery Enabled |
Asset discovery is enabled by default, indicating that available Asset Discovery jobs find assets by searching directory assets, such as Active Directory, or by scanning network IP ranges. For more information, see Discovery. |
Account Discovery Enabled |
Account discovery is enabled by default, indicating that available Account Discovery jobs find accounts by searching directory assets such as Active Directory or by scanning local account databases on Windows and Unix assets (/etc/passwd) that are associated with the account discovery job. For more information, see Discovery. |
Service Discovery Enabled |
Service discovery is enabled by default, indicating that available Service Discovery jobs find Windows services that run as accounts managed by Safeguard. For more information, see Discovery. |
Directory
Toggle on or Toggle off |
Directory Sync Enabled |
Directory sync is enabled by default, indicating that additions or deletions to directory assets are synchronized. You can set the number of minutes for synchronization. For more information, see Management tab (add asset). |
Sessions Module
Toggle on or Toggle off |
Session Module Password Access Enabled |
Session module password access is disabled by default. When the toggle is on, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords (SPP) can create an access request and check out a password from Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) on behalf of another user. When the toggle is switched off, this ability is revoked. This functionality supports Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) version 6.2.0 or later. For more information, see the One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions Administration Guide: One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions - Technical Documentation. |
Reasons
In an access request policy, a Security Policy Administrator can require that a requester provide a reason for requesting access to a password or session. Then, when requesting access, the user can select a predefined reason from a list. For example, you might use these access request reasons:
- Software Updates
- System Maintenance
- Hardware Issues
- Problem Ticket
To configure access request reasons
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Access Request | Reasons.
- Click Add Reason to add a new reason.
- In the Reason dialog, enter the following:
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Name: Enter a name for the reason.
Limit: 50 characters
Required
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Description: Enter a description for the reason.
Limit: 255 characters
Required
- Click Add Reason.
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To edit a reason, click Edit Reason.
The Reason dialog appears allowing you to modify the name or description.
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To delete a reason, click Delete Reason.
In the confirmation dialog, click Yes.